Author: Vincent Osuwo

Amnesty International has condemned the planned mass trial of hundreds of protestors arrested during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest on August 1-10, 2024.  In a statement made on Monday, Isa Sanusi,pest Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, blasted the Nigerian government’s handling of the matter, calling the proceedings a transparent attempt to punish dissent and silence critical voices. “Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters arraigned nationwide today are only going to be subjected to another round of the government’s unrelenting efforts to punish protesters and demonise protests,” said Sanusi. Sanusi further emphasised the gravity of the charges levelled…

The Federal Government plans to arraign some of the organisers of the recent hunger protest before the Federal High Court in Abuja today (Monday).  In addition to the six counts filed by Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, the Federal Government listed a British citizen, Andrew Wynne, aka Andrew Povich, as a defendant. The defendants were accused of “treason, destabilising the country, intimidating the President, and destroying the NCC in Kano,” among other things, in the charge sheet marked FHC/ABJ/CR/454/2024. The IG particularly accused the demonstrators of engaging in concert and conspiring to commit a criminal, namely treason, between July 1…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has asked its members to return to work on Monday (today), following a seven-day nationwide warning strike over the abduction of their colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola. Popoola was kidnapped about eight months ago. However, NARD stated that it would examine the Federal Government’s pledge to resolve its demand within the following three weeks. Last Monday, NARD launched a seven-day warning strike to urge for the release of Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna. The doctor was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that 21 candidates with fake IJMB results were recommended for 2023 admissions by various institutions. JAMB, in a policy document obtained by our correspondent in Abuja, mentioned that 12 out of the 21 candidates were recommended by the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State. “JAMB discovered that 21 candidates who paraded fake IJMB results were recommended during the 2023 admission. They were not approved. “Twelve of the recommendations were by ABU, Zaria—what an audacious attitude. Recommendations were possible because certificate screening was done after registration. Five institutions were involved in the…

Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have challenged Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, claiming that he cannot disintegrate the party.  Wike, addressing the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, on Saturday at the party’s state congress, urged PDP governors not to interfere with the party’s business in Rivers, threatening to “put fire in their states.” He stated, “Let me assure all of you, not while we live will anybody take away the structure of the PDP from us. But let me tell people,…

Two brothers in their early 20s have kidnapped and raped a 14-year-old girl in the Erima community in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Areas of Rivers State. Chronicle NG gathered that the girl was walking along a lonely path in the community to her uncle’s house on Saturday when one of the brothers, identified as ‘Honest’, in connivance with his other sibling, Mr. Okwukwe, swooped on her. A community source who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he did not have permission to speak to the media on the issue said several hours later, the girl’s mother, wondering why her…

Gunmen on Saturday kidnapped three travellers in Emure, Ekiti State. The gunmen also killed Taiwo Oluwole, the husband of one of the captives. According to security sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the incident occurred around 5:30 PM near the Oyimo River, along Emure-Supare Road in Emure. Some pupils of Apostolic Faith Children School were abducted at the same spot in January. Mrs. Atinuke, wife of a retiree, Albert Adanikin, was also abducted on July 13 this year in the same area. Sources disclosed that Oluwole and his wife were returning to Akure after attending a family event…

In a surprise twist, the dynamic pair “Radicals”—Fairme D David and Michky—were evicted from Big Brother Naija’s (BBN) “No Loose Guard” season.  This is the sixth duo to depart the competition, leaving only eight pairs competing for the grand prize. Big Brother Naija nominated four pairs (Aces, Doublekay, Radicals, and Wanni × Handi) for eviction based on nominations from other housemates during diary sessions. As the new Head of House, Shatoria was exempt from eviction this week. Last week’s nominations marked a big twist in the game, with housemates nominating each other for eviction. Zinwe was the first to be…

Smart DNA, a major DNA testing institution in Lagos State, has issued its thorough 2024 study on DNA testing trends in Nigeria, which runs from July 2023 to June 2024.  The paper reveals some startling findings that shed light on societal dynamics, economic considerations, and changing family arrangements in Nigeria. The research, presented on Sunday in Lagos, revealed that paternity doubt remained high. According to the report, 27% of paternity tests yielded negative results, meaning that more than one in every four males examined are not the biological fathers of the children. It also showed an immigration test surge, indicating…

Former Edo governor Adams Oshiomhole has branded his successor’s wife, Betsy Obaseki, as a barren woman incapable of loving children, citing her refusal to adopt despite being in her sixties. Mr. Oshiomhole claimed that Mrs. Obaseki lacked the moral capacity to criticise APC candidate Monday Okpebholo for not having a wife, citing her “childlessness.” Mrs. Obaseki, wife of PDP governor Godwin Obaseki, had earlier mocked APC’s Okpebholo for not having a wife to discredit him as the campaign for the November gubernatorial election heated up, according to Mr. Oshiomhole. Obaseki’s wife begins sale of 500,000 prepaid metres in Edo The…